Print, satirical print, title-page, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1701

Title page to a tract entitled "de ongerse pallasch, de boere caraffa, en hoerensmeerdoos", no. 18 in the series entitled "esopus in europa"; in the centre, an etching showing a table against which rest a pitchfork and flail, and on which is a peasant's flask, a sabre dripping blood, and a toilet set including two perfume bottles, a dressing case and a set of dishes containing face-patches of various shapes; hanging behind is a portrait of a young woman; on the right, a mounted drummer and trumpeter and in beyond cavalry cross a pontoon bridge and gallop towards a burning town. 1701 etching with letterpress printed in black ink. Date: 1701. Dimensions: Height: 96 mm (image plate); Height: 187 mm (sheet); Width: 130 mm (image plate); Width: 148 mm (sheet). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Aesop. Collection: British Museum. Print, satirical print, title-page (BM 1854,0513.522.18)